The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-12-29
TRINITY Episcopal Church.

| Trinity Episcopal Church.
The handsome church edifce of Trinity
Episcopal church, is being enlarged by an
addition to the south end of the building,
that measures about 70 feet by 40 feet.
which will make it the largest Episcopal
church in the State. The enlargement is
made from plans and specifications fur
nished by Mr.. Cassell. an experienced
architect of Baltimore. Nd; and the firm
of Lushbaugh Bros. has the contract for
the work in It's several branches. The
brick work is being done by Mr.. K. ).
Clarke. The contracts for plastering and
painting have been let to Geo. A, Greaver
and E. 7. Jessup, respectively.
The entire design is very artistic, anG
will be something entirely new in church
architecture for our city. There will be
81 pews added to the present sittings. The
chance floor will be raised two feet above
the floor of the nave.
AS you enter the building you will see
three arches resting on brick pillars OF
varied design and finish. The two side
arches. cut out of the old end walls OF the
wings, and the pillars from which they
spring will be finished in stuccO, while the
centre arch over the chancel. and the sec
ond line of arches. will be finished in Bal
timore pressed brick, and spring from pill
lars of pressed brick of peculiar shape and
finish. There are also several lateral
arches, separating the organ room. and
robing room from the chancel, all finished
in pressed brick. AS You enter the building
the organ will be on the right (east) of the
officiating minister, the robing room and
"baptstry' on the left (west). The organ
will face towards the chancel and not
towards the congregation. The plan has
been artistically designed. and is being
executed in neat and substantial manner.
1t is the hope of those having the work
in charge to have it all completed in time
for the next session of the State Council.
which is to meet here in May next.
THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH AND THE
BUILDINGS.
The first church for Augusta Parish
stood near the corner of Beverly ani Lewis
streets. and is said to have been built of
English brick. 1t was curious in shape and
quite small. but large enough for the then
handful of worshipers. Those who remem-
Der the old picket fence on the Main
Street front, can locate this old building
by the large gate which was about midway
| between the present gate and the corner
of Lewis and Main Streets. This gate in
the picket fence, was one of the entrances
to the church. Another was on Lewis
Street. A curious thing about this old
building was that the rear wall was to-
wards Beverly Street. and the front
door was in the south wall, towards
what is now known as johnson Street.
| The church was furnished with q high
pulpit, and the old fashioned high back
English pews.
The second building stood on the terrace
on the west side of the church lot, just in
| front of what was then the Methodist
school building, but where now stands
| the new and handsome city public school
| building. 1t was built in 1880, under the
| rectorshlp of the Rev. DR.. Ebenezer Boy
den. The writer remembers it well. 1t
had large white pillars in front. with a
wide portico. under which was the en-
trance to the Sunday School room in the
basement. 1t gave way in 1858, to the
| present church building, erected during
the rectorship of the Rev. Mr.. Castlemap.
The contractors for this building, were
the Messrs LushDaugh. Jno. Brown did
the brick work. The wings to the present
| building were built in 1870 or II, from
designs by MI. Pratt; Lushbaugh Bros.
contractors, and B. T. Bagby brick mason.
The new lecture and Sunday School room
building on the southeast corner OF the
| lot. was built in 1877; Lushbaugh Bros.
contractors, Earman & Bsghy brick ma
sons. 1t was designed by an Englishman
whose name we do not remember. The
old Sunday School room, which has been
just pulled down, was built in 1851, out of
material from the old church. 1t was for
a long time used for a cQlored Sunday
School, taught by the ladies of the copgre-
cation. 1t will be seen that the Messrs.
Lushbaugh have been the contractors for
all the buildings on this lot since 1851,
which includes also the rectory built In
1872.
vEsTRIEs AND RECT0Rs.
The first yestry was organized in 1916.
| We do not find single one of their names,
represented in the church to day. The
vestry had .'all the local and municipal
government" and many Of the members
were ''dissenters. - Presbyterians in doc
trine, but submitting to the constituted
authority. There are many interesting
and curious things in the acts of these old
vestres, as related by Col. Jno. l.. Peyton,
in his history of Augusta county. but
which we cannot give here.
The first rector Of the pal ish was Rev.
Jno. HiDdman. appointed in 1747, who was
followed by Rev. Jno. Jones in 1852, who
received salary OF ESQ and ego for board.
Rev. Adam Smith and Rev. Alex. Bel
maine, assisted Mr.. Jones as curates,
until 17Y7, when be retired, There was
then long interval, when there was no
rector. Mr.. King, a member of the Meth
odist church. was ordained by Bishop
Madison in 1911. and served until 1919.
Rev. DIR. Stephens was next elected, and
served from 1920 to 1927. He was fol-
lowed in 1881, by Rev. Mr.. Boyden. Next
came Rev. ". G. Jackson. who was fol-
lowed by Rev. Fred. D. Goodwin, and he
by Rev. T. 7. Castleman. who served
until 1867. Rev. ]. a. latane came next,
who served until 1871. when the present
rector Rev. Walter Quarter Hullihen.
was chosen to fill the rectorship.
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